A new arrival - Amstrad PPC512

[rubber_jonnie]

And so it begins...

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[rubber_jonnie]

So the display is out and it's a chonky boy...

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The huge modem is also out now to provide some space for the RPi and internal cables:

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And as I said the plastics need some help:

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The broken bits are what the entire display pivots on, so need to be solidly repaired before I can progress.

The flat HDMI cable is arriving today, plus I need to mod the LCD board to remove some parts (VGA in, composite in and the power socket) to reduce the profile so it fits in the display housing. I will double check that first but the vid's I've watched all do the same.

[rubber_jonnie]

OK, so working on repairing the pivots is tricky.

They are difficult because they are supposed to fex, but don't, I'm having to key the surface to try and get the grp to stick:

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But that reduces flexibility and makes things harder, so I need to figure out how I/m going to make fitting easier and the pivots less likely to fail when I try.

:(

[stephen_usher]

Have you thought about melting the plastic to weld the side which will get the most tensional stress in addition to glue?

[rubber_jonnie]

Have you thought about melting the plastic to weld the side which will get the most tensional stress in addition to glue?

I have, the trouble is it's all very brittle, it's a bit of a fight. I'm just re doing one and am considering melting in some metal pins to add to it before I add the GRP on top.

In fact I just did the pins :)

Also, on the left hand side there is a guide down which the pivot is pushed to insert it:

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If I extend the hole to about halfway up then I can push it in with minimal force so less chance of another break but gravity will hold it in place during use.

I really don't want to push it too far, but I do need it to go back in. Can't believe both pivots broke off in the end.